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President's Statement on Terri Schiavo
The White House ^ | 3-17-2005 | George W. Bush

Posted on 03/18/2005 3:32:37 PM PST by BobS

The case of Terri Schiavo raises complex issues. Yet in instances like this one, where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws, and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life. Those who live at the mercy of others deserve our special care and concern. It should be our goal as a nation to build a culture of life, where all Americans are valued, welcomed, and protected - and that culture of life must extend to individuals with disabilities.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush43; schiavo; statement; terri; terrischiavo
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To: Cultural Jihad; Dane

Dear Lord above. You and I are on the same side. Next thing you know, Dane and I will be agreeing.


441 posted on 03/18/2005 8:16:52 PM PST by Xenalyte (It's just a ride.)
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To: Howlin

Do you know if a Congressional subpoena was ever issued?


442 posted on 03/18/2005 8:17:01 PM PST by Trust but Verify (Pull up a chair and watch history being made.)
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To: Trust but Verify

Supposedly it was sometime in the early afternoon. Of course, I read that here on FR, so I'm not sure of the accuracy.


443 posted on 03/18/2005 8:19:28 PM PST by Howlin (Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
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To: Trust but Verify

He didn't say. Maybe googling will turn up something on the powers of the Presidency wrt federal marshalls.


444 posted on 03/18/2005 8:20:01 PM PST by texasbluebell
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To: Howlin

lol. I can't find anything definitive on it.


445 posted on 03/18/2005 8:21:04 PM PST by Trust but Verify (Pull up a chair and watch history being made.)
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To: the invisib1e hand
For some reason the guy with the gun reminds of of this character:


446 posted on 03/18/2005 8:24:01 PM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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447 posted on 03/18/2005 8:25:01 PM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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To: Mr Ramsbotham; Clara Lou
CL: I could be wrong, but I don't believe that the POTUS is authorized to call out the National Guard in this situation. I'd like for him to stay within his powers. Am I wrong?

MR: I don't think the State of Florida is authorized to starve and dehydrate an innocent person to death. Am I wrong?

We don't know who should do what. Meanwhile, an innocent, cognizant, nonterminal woman's life slowly drains away.

Someone must act at the state or federal level. If a private citizen acts, it will be illegal. A backwater judge in a FLA district court cannot have authority over the elected United States Congress... can he?

If Terri dies this time, we get a legal precedent - one over which many have been salivating. Who's their next victim? Which group will be targeted next?

448 posted on 03/18/2005 8:25:12 PM PST by Lexinom
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To: LearnsFromMistakes; Howlin
That bears repeating, as honorable people can come to different conclusions based upon the principles which guide them. If the current laws somehow allow a spouse to make hearsay cases for death then I have a really big problem with that, as I think the unalienable right to life trumps any rights of any others.
449 posted on 03/18/2005 8:25:29 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: BobS; All
This is my statement concerning the Presidents statment

(Get The Lead Out)

450 posted on 03/18/2005 8:25:31 PM PST by Nightshift (Faith is something everyone has, but the question is: Faith in What?)
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To: traviskicks
In this case, I don't know the facts, so I have no opinion.
So why are you giving us one? Get your facts straight before you give all this "states rights" crap. This is exactly what you are doing while telling us this is not a states' rights issue.
Incidentally, when the states agreed to form a union, they gave up the right to secede, just as you or I agree to surrender most of our sovereignty when we form a social contract. States that secede from the union take the law into their own hands and are guilty of rebellion, just as individuals who take the law into their own hands are outlaws.
Anarchists and libertarians must be out in force tonight.
451 posted on 03/18/2005 8:26:42 PM PST by attiladhun2
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To: Nightshift
It's only 1 vegetable, why should I get involved. I have bigger and more important things to do than to look to the welfare of just one person

What a crappy thing to say about a good man like President Bush.

452 posted on 03/18/2005 8:28:53 PM PST by Howlin (Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
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To: devolve

Too many moral morons want to hide behind the "states' rights" banner.


453 posted on 03/18/2005 8:29:00 PM PST by attiladhun2
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To: traviskicks
Mr. President, how 'bout you work on ridding our nation of socialism and defending our nation from terrorists instead of taking time to meddle in the business of Floridians.

Guess you missed it. Our business is his business and if isn't then it won't work.

454 posted on 03/18/2005 8:29:02 PM PST by Nightshift (Faith is something everyone has, but the question is: Faith in What?)
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To: Howlin

[All nine members of the Supreme Court ruled that she had received due process.]

And they are ALWAYS right...like using European case law to determine the constitutionality of the death penalty for minors tried as adults n his country? Is the Shiavo case yet another instance of aligning our "collective thinking" with the Europeans??? What next...


455 posted on 03/18/2005 8:30:37 PM PST by truthluva
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To: Howlin

[All nine members of the Supreme Court ruled that she had received due process.]

And they are ALWAYS right...like using European case law to determine the constitutionality of the death penalty for minors tried as adults n his country? Is the Shiavo case yet another instance of aligning our "collective thinking" with the Europeans??? What next...


456 posted on 03/18/2005 8:30:37 PM PST by truthluva
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To: Howlin

President Bush gets to take food in and have some liquids tonight while Terri is murdered right here in Nazi Amerikkka.


457 posted on 03/18/2005 8:31:18 PM PST by America1stParty (AmericaFirstAlliance@usa.com)
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To: Trust but Verify

Aha. Have been googling:

"Today, the Marshals Service is responsible for providing protection for the federal judiciary, transporting federal prisoners, **protecting endangered federal witnesses** and managing assets seized from criminal enterprises."

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/U/Un/United_States_Marshals_Service.htm


458 posted on 03/18/2005 8:31:47 PM PST by texasbluebell
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To: America1stParty

So do you, should we string you up, too?


459 posted on 03/18/2005 8:33:07 PM PST by Howlin (Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
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To: truthluva

With moral midgets as cultural and political elites, the sewer will be unleashed, you can make bank on it.


460 posted on 03/18/2005 8:33:07 PM PST by attiladhun2
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